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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 871 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Little Ferry Public Schools is a school district in New Jersey (Bergen County). During the 2024 school year, 871 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Little Ferry Public Schools consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Talib Kanan2027
Lourdes Villasuso2027
Raymond Vorisek2027
Brian Bonelli2026
Victoria Bradley2026
Purna Patel2026
Michelle Brattoli2025
Nicholas Fytros2025
Frank Mele2025

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Little Ferry Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 38Lisa SwainDemocratic Party 100% 4%
New Jersey General Assembly District 38P. Christopher TullyDemocratic Party 100% 4%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,673,000 $2,078 5%
Local: $21,328,000 $26,494 67%
State: $8,996,000 $11,175 28%
Total: $31,997,000 $39,748
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $29,680,000 $36,869
Total Current Expenditures: $19,806,000 $24,603
Instructional Expenditures: $12,345,000 $15,335 42%
Student and Staff Support: $2,801,000 $3,479 9%
Administration: $2,096,000 $2,603 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,564,000 $3,185 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,538,000 $1,910
Construction: $58,000 $72
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 21 35-39 <=20 15-19 <50 15-19
2018-2019 40 60-64 21-39 30-34 >=50 40-44
2017-2018 45 70-74 21-39 35-39 PS 40-44
2016-2017 42 65-69 <=20 35-39 PS 35-39
2015-2016 35 55-59 20-29 25-29 30-34
2014-2015 30 50-54 <=20 20-24 PS 25-29
2013-2014 70 80-84 40-59 65-69 >=50 65-69
2012-2013 70 85-89 40-59 65-69 PS 65-69
2011-2012 77 90-94 60-79 70-74 PS 70-74
2010-2011 76 80-84 70-79 70-74 PS PS 75-79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 47 60-64 60-79 40-44 >=50 40-44
2018-2019 61 75-79 40-59 55-59 >=50 60-64
2017-2018 57 70-74 40-59 50-54 PS 50-54
2016-2017 59 75-79 40-59 50-54 PS 55-59
2015-2016 45 65-69 20-29 35-39 40-44
2014-2015 49 60-64 <=20 45-49 PS 45-49
2013-2014 71 80-84 60-79 70-74 >=50 65-69
2012-2013 69 80-84 60-79 65-69 PS 65-69
2011-2012 73 80-84 60-79 65-69 PS 70-74
2010-2011 70 70-74 60-69 65-69 PS PS 70-74

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Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 871 7.5
2022-2023 806 0.1
2021-2022 805 -3.4
2020-2021 832 -6.5
2019-2020 886 -1.6
2018-2019 900 -2.1
2017-2018 919 -5.2
2016-2017 967 -2.8
2015-2016 994 -41.4
2014-2015 1,406 28.8
2013-2014 1,001 0.8
2012-2013 993 1.3
2011-2012 980 -26.9
2010-2011 1,244 22.8
2009-2010 960 -0.1
2008-2009 961 0.3
2007-2008 958 -1.8
2006-2007 975 2.3
2005-2006 953 -4.1
2004-2005 992 1.8
2003-2004 974 0.4
2002-2003 970 -2.4
2001-2002 993 8.0
2000-2001 914 0.4
1999-2000 910 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Little Ferry Public Schools (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 18.0 10.3
Black 3.0 14.5
Hispanic 51.3 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.8 0.2
Two or More Races 1.7 3.1
White 25.0 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Little Ferry Public Schools had 82.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.62.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 5.00
Elementary: 51.00
Secondary: 14.00
Total: 82.00

Little Ferry Public Schools employed 2.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 33.20
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.00
Other Support Services: 19.44

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Little Ferry Public Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Memorial Middle School3275-8
Washington Elementary School471PK-4


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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